Whit Sunday
noun /ˌwɪt ˈsʌndeɪ/, /ˌwɪt ˈsʌndi/
/ˌwɪt ˈsʌndeɪ/, /ˌwɪt ˈsʌndi/
(British English) (also Pentecost British and North American English)
[uncountable, countable]- (in the Christian Church) the 7th Sunday after Easter when Christians celebrate the Holy Spirit coming to the ApostlesTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word Originlate Old English Hwīta Sunnandǣg, literally ‘white Sunday’, probably with reference to the white robes of those newly baptized at Pentecost.